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Recent Examples of well-behaved
Happy very normal, well-behaved first day in April.
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Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Success means healthy, well-behaved, and in a new, loving home.
—Megan Shinn, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
These hybrid lilies are well-behaved, spreading to form clumps over three to four years.
—Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 27 Feb. 2026
Despite being well-behaved and blind, he was repeatedly passed over at adoption events.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
Leashed and well-behaved dogs are welcome.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
Millan demonstrated the Halo collar on ABC News Live on Tuesday -- a smart device that uses AI to help keep dogs safe and well-behaved.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2025
Stocks will always be fine with 3%-ish inflation along with a lower rates so long as long-term yields stay well-behaved.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2025
Pets are limited to one dog per owner; dogs must wear a festival tag; be friendly, well-behaved and nondisruptive; dogs must be at least 6 months old and any accidents must be reported immediately to first aid, the website says.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Success means healthy, well-behaved, and in a new, loving home.
—Megan Shinn, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
These hybrid lilies are well-behaved, spreading to form clumps over three to four years.
—Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 27 Feb. 2026
Despite being well-behaved and blind, he was repeatedly passed over at adoption events.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
Leashed and well-behaved dogs are welcome.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
Millan demonstrated the Halo collar on ABC News Live on Tuesday -- a smart device that uses AI to help keep dogs safe and well-behaved.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2025
Stocks will always be fine with 3%-ish inflation along with a lower rates so long as long-term yields stay well-behaved.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2025
Pets are limited to one dog per owner; dogs must wear a festival tag; be friendly, well-behaved and nondisruptive; dogs must be at least 6 months old and any accidents must be reported immediately to first aid, the website says.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for well-behaved
Adjective
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Her son, Navaraj, is obedient and dutiful.—
Jessica Vantine Birkenholtz,
The Conversation,
24 Mar. 2026
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Tariffs could be 'hard sell' in election year How obedient will the congressional GOP be to Trump in an election year?—
Justin Papp,
CNBC,
23 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Leave some patches of empty ground for docile, ground-dwelling bees that are important pollinators.—
Nan Sterman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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Cellphone footage shows Zack holding the leash of an exceptionally docile German shepherd while ordering his uninvited guests to leave.—
Rich Schapiro,
NBC news,
3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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At the top will be the most computationally intensive methods—prohibitively expensive on classical computers but tractable on quantum computers.—
Chi Chen,
IEEE Spectrum,
2 Mar. 2026
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Thanks to housing crises in big cities, many aspiring writers can’t afford rooms of their own, and contractions in the media industry have made writing as a profession less tractable.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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At the grocery store, walk down the aisles without leaning on the cart and carry your bags out of the store (instead of using a cart), if that’s manageable for you.—
Jenny McCoy,
SELF,
1 Apr. 2026
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This can make your monthly obligations more manageable and reduce the likelihood of legal action.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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All is controllable via a simple bidirectional wheel that resets the indications instantaneously and remains synchronized from 1900 through 2099.—
Oren Hartov,
Robb Report,
4 Apr. 2026
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The Bulls can’t reasonably expect to surpass the Memphis Grizzlies in these standings, which means the race with the Bucks is their only remaining controllable variable in the season.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Well-behaved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/well-behaved. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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